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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19
BlEAChED DIAMONDS.


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Of Inferior Stones.
Every one, of course. knows some
thing about paste diamonds and Paris
diamonds and the thousand-and-One
limitations Of this gem of great price.
And most people, we imagine. know the
various tests by which the genuineness
of stone is established; but the revela-
tions made at the Marylebone police
court the other day will probably be
news to some of us. As to the case it.
self, we need say no more than that the
prisoners were committed for trial; but
certain facts came out during the in
quiry which possess considerable inter-
est for the public. or at least for those
Of the public who are the happy owners
of diamonds. That there should be any
means whereby yellow diamonds, which
are worth about one-seventh of white
diamonds Of the same size. can be
bleA Shed-for that is what the manipu-
latioE\ amounts tO-so rs to deceive an
expert Nenough to cause very serious
disquietudS in many fair bosom. But
Mr.. StreeterNent even further than this.
for he gratuito&sly informed the magis-
trate that about tho years ago q French
man succeeded in foisting upon the Lon
don market some E4.0O worth Of dia-
monds which had thus been chemically
improved. 1t would be Interesting to
know what has become of those dia-
monds. What has become Gf their
doubtless numerous successors. Se val
uable an invention has certainly not
been permitted to lie idle.-&. Jo.ses'
00settA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19

Numerous stories arc told about Lo-
gan. One Of item. which il relished
BY the politicians, is the remark he
made some months after the Presiden-
tial election had been decided in 1884
The General had persistently refused
to be interviewed. He came ON TO
Now York. and while here . friend
asked him Why he held his tongue.
..well." replied the General. IL am
like the boy who stubbed his toe. You
remember the story. A little fellow
was sitting on stump with his foot in
his lap, when . farmer came along and
asked him what was the matter. The
lad replied that he had stubbed his To-.
The farmer rejoined that h did not
seem to make much fuss about Il, when
the youngstsr said: Well. lam too big
TO cry. and II hurtstoo bad to laugh"
|-RAilode1n1i1 Rfw
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

If every man was as big as he feels
there wouldn't be standing-room in
this country.
-One Of the queer things Of life is
that the man who knows it all seldom
can tell any Of it to anybody's satisfac-
tion.-JoMr,sal Of Education.
-Patient-'.Why do you watch the
thermometer on the wall 50 closely?'
Nurse -"Because the doctor said il the
temperature riz, l should give you the
quinine."
When you ask u railroad official at
what time train starts or arrives and
he happens to know, you may put it
down IS a genuine railroad accident
Puck.
The Earth is the name Of monthly
Journal just started in New York. 1t
ought to have large circulation. as
there are thousands that '.want the
earth. "-Chicago Journal.
"A New York exchange tells the
story Of tragedy under the startling
headline: Found Hanging by His
Wife" But where should married men
be found. il not hanging by their wives?
Boston Transcript.
Il am now preparing poem entitled
..The Umbrella" II is dainty little
bit of verse, and my hired man thinks
it is a gem. Icalled it ''The Umbrella"
so that it would not be returned.-BM
Nye.
ISpriggs-"How much older is your
sister than you. Johnny!" Johnny-'I
dunno. Maud uster be twenty-five
years, then she was twenty. and now
she amt only eighteen. l guess we'll
soon he twins"
why are poets called barls?"
asked McSwilligen. Really. l don't
know Why" replied Squildig; do your"
81 think it il because their productions
are so often barred out Of the papers.
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
During the first two days Of the
recent fog in London the receipts Of one
gas company were increased by E10. 900.
and it was shown that the fog Of
twenty-four hours' duration necessitated
an increased supply Of gas BY the Gas
light 4 Coke Company by thirty-seven
per cent, or over IS. .000. 900 feet! 1t is
estimated that twenty-four hours fog
in London increases the consumption Of
Goals BY one gas company alone to the
extent Of $500 tonA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19

Carlyle says that you can tell how
man would do any thing from the way
he sings. However this may be, it is
certainly true in nine cases out of ten
that you can tell what sort of man
boy will make from seeing him at play.
when obliged to stay indoors, without
. companion. Sir William Armstrong,
the artillery engineer, was delicate
boy, and one winter. when six years
old, was confined to the house for
months To amuse himself, he set sew
eral old spinning-wheels in motion BY
means Of weights descending on strings
from top to bottom Of the house over
the staircase ratings. Friends and
relatives bought mechanical toys for
the little prisoner. which b 1t once
pulled to pieces. They attributed the
habit to u child's passion for destroy
ing things, not supposing that the little
six-year-0ld was bent ON discovering
their construction. 1t was not salts
factory to him to see ''Jack jump up
in the box when the lid was raised; he
would know what made jack spring
up
The hoy passed into young manhood.
and his father, seeing nothing extraor-
dinary in his sons mechanical gifts.
put him into . lawyers Office. where
he remained, - student and junior
partner, for more than thirteen years.
One day, while casting fish-line near
rustic mill. the water-wheel attracted
his attention, because it was fed by .
rill above, which descended from .
height of nearly . hundred feet Sec
ing that only twenty feet of the descent
were utilized. he pondered the 4ues-
ton: "Why not use the whole descent
Of the stream ~ . motive power?"
A swinging lamp in . church sug-
gested to Calico the pendulum as
means of measuring time. and the
young lawyer saw in the descending
rill power for . hydraulic crane. He
invented one, and it attracted the at
tention of leading engineers. The new
crane, however, met with strong opPo-
sition. Mr.. Hartley. the engineer #
the Liverpool Docks. poo-poOhed at it
for long time. refusing to examine it.
He was one of those conservative men
who think that what is useful is old.
and what is new is worthless-Y0GlHs
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
VALENTINE TO A SICK DOLL

Oh, what shall I write to my dollyf
love her so much,
Though she sprsined her poor foot in ~
autumn.
And goes with . crutch.
I'll say-let me think .-"DaFling deaTy,
Your eyes are 80 blue.
OF winking them never I'm weary,
Though one is askew.
'sYour cheek is 50 smooth and % pinky,
Il looks like rose.
I'm sorTy dropped you last summer,
And broke Oh your nose.
'sYour hair is 50 yellow and giossy-
Your dress was 50 fine,
Before il was torn by Puss Flossy,
You sweet Valentine.
''But my birthday Is coming next Monday,
You poor little elf!
I'll have new dolly, and you, dear,
Can sleep and get well on the shelf"
-Or Liftit Osss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19
-William N. Singerly was twitted

William n. Singerly was twitted by
. friend on the fact that, although he
possessed . $25O.0 900 farm. he would
lose much of that in the settlement Of
his estate. lose it?' exclaimed
Singerly, in his quick way; Il won't
lose . cent of it; I'll be dead. ."-PAiIe-
delpAis Presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19

Have you ever made any thing out
of politics?" asked citizen Of defeat
ed candidate after election. "Yes.
was the sour reply; '.made fool Of
myself"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-19

Joe. what do you think Of the
brain-food theory?" '.Bill. think
there's good deal in it." $50 do l.
l am going to eat more fish and oysters.
They're plenty" That's so. Bill. But
where do you propose to get the
brains?" -Harpcr's Ba1av.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
MALLORY, the Clothier
MInimc Gnod Itcrdcr.

ST LotIs, April "A dispatch
from Fort Gibson 30 the Post Dis
patch states that Mr.. Blaine, after eat e
ing a good supper of bread and milk
last evening, passed fairly quiet
nigat and sunday morning was still
improving Examination Of his
lungs by Post Surgeon Byrnc, showed
that inflammation WAS subsidiug and
there has been no fever since Sunday.
lie ate hearty breakfast of beef
steak sunday morning and Dr Byrue
states that with the weather III its
present favorable condition and ais
appetite on edge as IL now IL, MIR.
Blaine viii be we'll enough to travel
in a few days.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

special Dispatch To- Iur NRluluer
PALEsrINr April H. The jury OF
inquest. TO inquire into the cause OF
Hester lInokcr'r death, continued itu
examination This morning AZ H.
o'clock the Jury returned verdict 10
thc effect that the woman came 20 lcr
dcath from unturnl Causcs. The cyi
dcncc showed that she wa subject 10
heart disease Also, that Hooker had
treated her hrulaIly during the dNy
nnd had threatened to hill her that
night Hooker haS been released
a white child recently born was
found in corn crib IN East Palestine
Yesterday. lho mother is known
nnd -hc has confessed.
Iohu ynu -ho' by Henry Maylicld
Yesterday is considered out OF DIM.
gpr and viii recover. Maylield Wa
released ON IA 5000 bond.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
EoIL utIsnI.it.
wealth., aud Inspected Uu<cu thc
NIoIim ~ u WI lnNr..

"'"l'"' """ ",>r''i'd cue" tie
N''"" "' 'Ni"' N'r'r-'
S'''is' DNpn''h % lao A'n''
CISCO. Ic\o ArriI ~ Mr !. \.
h"sr. oi brccNcnridgc, came in ON the
stage t'ls evening ana gave the t"i.
loving news ~ regard 1" the stewart
NlIline, iu stephens county N'"ari' IS
VIE daughter son ami nephew are
ON rlH' Tor me "iIensc. Mr.. stewart
cmploNcd n lawyer tn doirnd herself
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

sID.ll o.. patel q, t.o .nmiH.I.
fou t,oeul Aprul2 Col Nor
gau Jonc-, president Of the Fort
Worth md DchyorCity Railway com
r.n,. who hasa l'5 ~ lc contract ON
,hc Guli. Colorndo and santa l'c rail-
way. cAmc iu from the territory to-
ngit and ,ny- tho gap between the
Atchi-ou. Topckn and santa l'c amt
the Gulf, Colorado mad SANTA re rAli-
ways a. rapidly beng CLOSED, Hhd WiIl
be completed in two weeks IRON to
day Col. Jone. says the country M
the territory through which the line
pa-,c- is magnificent The ends oi
ihc tracks are now twenty 'threo
miles apart
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
Tie Snnacltc~L


special Dispatch To- m, EGaminyr.
SAN ANTONIO, April l2.-Ihc sang
cr;cst began to-day with Galveston,
Austin, Houston, Dallas aud home
societies, and mauy visiting people
are iu town. The principal business
streets are decorated. The festival
continues for live days. Itwillprove
u musical and financial success.
There is much enthusiasm and beer.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
II Mn. NrrA Mrnnn.

RIPLEY Miss, April H. An armed
mob of some wcnly- tive men. from
Union county. stormcd the jain atthl-
place, yesterday and shot to death,
while in his cell Bud Williamson.
charged with killing John Collins, at
Now Albany, about u year ngo.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
Coming Down in Generous
Quantities in North
west Texas.
The Fort " ortliuud Drm,crtih
"nd The IcNa> and I'nci.
fl" KcgiOn> Wutcrcd.
Ihc Dumb Brute, Give I'hnnk,
To- Gud tor the HIc>>ing
=" ionG NiIhhcid.
isnin. italu. RAIN.
rLt,stprAIN.

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wa w.
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Young E'"'' A"' already started and
WEI 500" '' tau enough Tor stock
AdN'crs received to-day from E,ta,a-
d'' Ko-hy county report hcnvl rain
ihIl there last saturday and the farm
'r7 ana ''o'Nmrn are ia good spirits
''rlotSiA fALtlNG.
SP','" ''''""' /" 'nv h'''''"''
III" SPRINGS Aprli IA copious
rain tell here tins afternoon, 1t being
the first for about seven months.
Good rains arc also reported at all
points between Mcr,lc and Van
Horn. on the Tcxas and Pacific rail
road, ~ distance Of over SEQ miles.
This rain il great boon for stockmen
III this vicinity. ns many ofthom could
not have ncld out much longer
COMFORTABLE RAtN.
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
LNIIOIt NJ w..


CINCINNAri, April T.. Tho con-
tractors TO dny, acccdcd 10 the de
mauds ut the striking carpenters aud
about $50 mon are nt work. Tho clu-
ployes OF ,hc planning mills hrc still
out as the proprictors have not yet
agreed to give what the men de-
tuut.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
Dreadful Prairie Fires in
Dakota Territory and
In Kansas
Human BCings aud Dumb Brute,
Caught and DcNNurcd bI the
LCnpinG ocean. at I'Inm,.
Disasters shat Wiring Hearts re.
corded ia the vivid Words.
AW1uI Catalogue.


AlCuISoN. April IA disastrou,
pra.rr fire is raging in Phillips and
Norton counties ia Kansas IL start.
cd o' saturday evening. near Ed.
muud,, where four houses were
burned aud crossing the Central
branch railway, extended northwest.
crly to Norcatro, having destroyed
quitcN number of houses. with all
olherpcri>hnhlo property IA H. track
ltls reported that from nuc to
twelve persons pcri,hcd but the nct.
cannut bc definitely learned owing to
injury 10 telegraph wires.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

FoKI WoruL Aprii l-.-Ihc nowIy
elected city officers wcro installed
this afternoon ~ grand style ~ the
opera house Numerous specches,
FUN OF patriotism and promises, we're
InAGr.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

WAsufNGroS, April l2,-For Texas;
Fair weather, southcrly winds, be-
coming variable stationary temper
ntH
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

WrnIi Ln"W mtsfurtun" nNcrtHI,r~
mrn frequently when ihctr cup Of
happiness ~ well nigh hrimfuii. rms
- sIiiusIrntcd nboN" rus gentleman
cnm" into my store {" buy n ten cent
handkerchief. but being attracted bN
the mNnN elegant nnd cn"np thing~tu
clothing, shirts. sOVhs. ftrs. CIc., hc
bought Aud bought ANA bought. aud
amongst other thtut,s. Is coupic oI 20
iuch hand bngs. winch, beng hllcd
WIN hts W"nrnbicS. lie grnspCd nud
started for the depot. arriving thCr"
lust .n I'm" to u" zoo tate for the
irHtu OTCOurs" t,nCN nothing Ofmy
custumcr's bad iucL ttii lac came la
tbNt afternoon nud IOld ne nbOut ~
tie assured us. however. thNt bc ala
not care 80 much for getting Icff, ns
MS purchase was 80 utucn better one
tbnn hc could nnl," In the IttIIc tOw ~
of Dallas whcrC lac IiNVd.
NOrE-Thos" who may wish Ia know
WucflIcr tic above ~ true UF only ~
ihc particulars.
MALL ORY. the ClOthier.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
Deane photographer, south Fifth,

Chase ~ Cooke are solo agents Tor
Weber. Steinway and Emerson pianos
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
lIAVE nEEN ursrKoYfD.

People living along the line of The
ire have been lett homeless aud dc-
ttute. II Is impossible, ~ yet, to
learn the uamc- "tthO,c who perlshCd
IA the flames. Tremendous excite
ment prevails all through the burnt
u strict.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

Williamson Il Co, lead the city in
cheap pricc- on drugs.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

AIcuusoN, April No less than
fifteen persons have been burned to
death 10y the prairie fires which start
cd near \icodemu-, Graham county.
and have swept northwest on the Ain
line INTO Norton county And,destrovcd
every thing In it, path, which. in
place, l- from two aud halt to seven
miles wide a great roaring
SEA OF FLAME
J, rolling in tremendous sheets under
the impetus of u high wind, which
prevailed all day saturday and lAst
night. Starting OH the south side OF
Solomon river. In Graham county the
fire swept north 10 NOrthiork, which
1t crossed at Edmund's branch rail-
road, IN Norton county. and at last
accounts was still sweeping towards
the northeast, diagOnAlly, across Nor
ton county, ih the direction OF DCca.
turtle adjoining county on the
wcsi--carrying destruction and death
in IT, path. Thousands of head of
stoc; of nll kinds have been burned.
ant thousand OF tons ot hay, corn
wheat, aud from 100 10 l1j houses aud
Darn-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

from -. Augustine says: "Ihe lire
ha, been stopped at Treasury street
and the main portion ot the town il
safe, The county court house and
Neddcr', museum were destroyed.
All the county records were removed
TO "a place Of safety, but many yalua.
bic papers in the hands Of Mwvcr- who
had offices i'm the county building
were destroyed, The telegraph wirea
at all points are at present down, but
early rc.cstablishmcnt of communica-
ton will be made There were no
New England people in the St. Au-
gustinc hotel, nor was there the
slightest accident to anyone OF Its sew
enty guests, although IL il reported
that scrub woman
LOST HER LIFE
by running back into the servants
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

Desne photographer, south Fifth.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13
TuE ON -LAVE MANKET

is also gone, aud tho Ancient cathe-
dral i, also in llamc,. The Edwards
MOTEL and half dozcn small buildina-
are also on fire, aud it seems incyila-
bic that the Florida house and tue
opera house must 90. 1hc danger OF
the destruction Of the whole town
from the plaza 10 the city gate is i'm
minent. All Of -cycntysiX guest at
the ST. Augustine got out ia rHtcty,
~ dld also, al the help of that house
and the guests and servants of the
Edwards house
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-13

BosIoN, April IA dispatch from
II. Augustine, 'la- carly this morn
Ing, says The 81. Augustine hotG
took tire Ut $3.50 this morning aud wac
destroyed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-22
Three Months In a TTanre.

Mrs. Lizzie Herbert, tn irty'fve
years of age, the mother of six chill
dren, and the wife of John Herbert,
a switchman on the Chlca go ana
Alton railroad, for three months
has been lying in a trance at her
home in South Desplaines street,
Joliet, I'll. She has not spoken a
word nor opened her eyes in that
time except once, about two weeks
after she was Frustrated. She then
Immediately relapsed INTO her en-
tranced state and has emalned 80
ever since. Her eyes cannot DE
opened and she cannot move. she
cannot eat, and iluld food has to be
forced into her mouth. When an
attempt is made to put foo d IN hel
mouth the jaws close rigid ly and
the eyes are compressed tie 'htly'-
Occasionally she will drink a little
water IL the edge Of the 6 lass II
forced through her lips. She is re
duced to skeleton and looks lik'
a corpse. The lips, however, ar
slightly colored and the brea thinI
is almost imperceptible. The ply
siciaus agree that the woman is al
aicted with catalepsy, although tn
suspension of muscular powe T, va
| lition and sense has lasted Onge
than such cases usually do.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-22

sitting room ;just where he placed
It. and after more grumbling he
goes into the hall for his rubbers
and shouts back;
"They are gone"
"What p
"My rubbers ! III be hanged If
stand this thing much longer
You or the cook have got to let my
rubbers alone or I'll know the rea'
son why "
care You sure you left 'em
thereW
Am | sure Pm alive You've
probably cut 'em up to make door.
hinges or some fancy nonsense "
"Here they are, Mr.. Bcwser'-
You remember you took 'em oil by
the radiator as you stood telling
me about the railroad accident"
al don't remember anything OF
tbe sort | suppose my gloves are
down in the coal.bin, and my scarf
has been given to the boys to play
horse with. III come in by the
wav of the barn after this, and
when | take my things off III lock
'em up and slip the key down my
boot leg .v-DetrOit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-22
SHE HAS TURNED COMPLETELY WHITE.

SAN ANTONIO, Ten, April b.
Nora Brown, who lives in Austin,
came here a few days ago to look
after the effects of her daughter
Mollie, who was shot and killed by
negro, Andrew Bouteller, about
six weeks ago. Nora was for years
servant in the family Of Col. John
S. Ford, character celebrated in
Texas history as Rip Ford. lie
knows the woman intimately and
vouches for the correctness Of each
detail in her remarkable story
Seven years ago she was of a very
dark African type. Her father was
pure African. Seven years ago
she noticed that the skin at the
base of each thumb had undergone
a change, two minute white spots
appearing. The spots spread, and,
running around her wrists, started
up her arm. Becoming alarmed,
she saw a physician, who could do
polhing for her. The march of the
white to the shoulders was very
rapid, bat when 1t reached the body
its progress became slower. Ii kept
on, however, in some degree, spread
ing both upward and downward
Long before it had reached her low
er extremities her neck, ears and
face had become white.
1t has taken seven years to com
plete the metamOrphOsis, but 1t has
about ended. The tips of her fin
gers are still dark, and she is black
under the arms, and there is a darl
line around the neck. These are thu
sole ,eminderso of her Ethiopian skin
Her hair has, of course, remained Al
it once was, and she keeps it close
ly covered always. 1t is of the gen
uine negro texture, short, black an'
kinked closely to her head. It's be
coming grizzled in places.
Nora is forty years of age ant
weighs 2I0 pounds, and has neve
known a days sickness. She say
that at no time during her marvel
ous change did she experience an
inconvenience beyond slight irr
tation. She has given birth 70 ele'
en- children by negro father, an
each of them is black.
One of the most remarkabl
things about the case is its con
pleteness. Physicians here kno
of nothing like it. 1t is not lei
corrhesis or milk skin, a rare di
ease among negroes, nor is it alb
nism, strictly congenltal affair."
Her skin is not only white, butclea
She has a thoroughly healthy a.
, pearance, and her cheeks are ros
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-22
An InCcndIaT's Confession.

ITHACA, n. Y, April 13.-Julla
Lawton, or Minna, the woman who
was arrested on Monday charged
with beiUg implicated in causing
the fire which resulted in the burn
ing to death of Mathew Massock
and three children at Meyers Point,
this county, OH the night of March
IS. made a confession to Sheriff
Tibbet last night. She says she
accidentally fred the barn adjacent
to Massock's dwelling by dropping
lighted match in the straw, after
lighting her pipe. She claims that
she was under the influence OF
opium and whiskey when this was
d one and did not realize the con-
sc quence. Her husband arrested on
the same charge and now IN Jail, ID
believed to be entirely innocent
1t is not thought that the woman
had any motive in setting fire to
the building.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-22
Change Cars,

He was u Baltimore man on a
Baltimore and Potomac train this
morning, bound to Marlboro, and
the conductor told him he must
change cars at Bowie. At the first
station this side Of Bowie, the con-
ductor discovered him in the smok-
ing car.
"Why,r he said, 81 thought
told you if you wanted to go to
Marlboro you would have to change
cars at Bowie y
"WelI, | did"
"No, you didn't"
eyes, | did | left the other car
and came into this one"
The man was in dead earnest
and the conductor was so astOnlsh'
ed at his innocent. simplicity that
he brought him on to Washington
for nothing Washington Critic.